Stories from Monday, November 28, 2016

A Poplar Bluff, Mo., veteran is tackling this holiday season -- and its large family meals -- with a new attitude toward health and diet. Alan "Wayne" McSpadden is 65 pounds lighter after doctors warned the 70-year-old he was on the road to Type 2 diabetes...

Butler County Retired Teachers and School Personnel met Oct. 19, in the Altrusa Room at Twin Towers. Visitors were recognized and welcomed, and they joined members in reciting the pledge of allegiance. President Jan Duffy introduced guest speaker, Tina Magill, director of the Margaret Harwell Art Museum, who presented a delightful program about the current exhibit of Catherine Mahoney's watercolors. ...